organization
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//
- Canada//ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//
- Canada/[ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]/
- Canada//ˌoɹ.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//
The quality of being organized.
noun
- 1
The quality of being organized.
This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
- 2
The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
The organization of the book is as follows.
- 3
A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
Compulsion is universal, and any organization that is not part of the state must be its enemy, thus the enemy of the proletariat.
- 4
A group of people consciously cooperating.
Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
- 5
A major league club and all its farm teams.
He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.
Forms
- plural
- organizations
organization · The quality of being organized.
organize · To arrange in working order.organized · Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.organizing · The act or process by which something is organized.